The latest milestone in a Southern Company-TerraPower partnership that began in 2015, the test system supports the molten chloride reactor experiment at Idaho National Labs.
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Vogtle Unit 3 Loads Fuel
Fuel loading began on October 13, 2022. The first fuel assemblies began arriving on site in December 2020.
Continue reading “Vogtle Unit 3 Loads Fuel”NRC Ends Discussion Over 40-Year License Renewal, Quashing 100-Year Plant Operation For Now
On June 22, 2021, the NRC issued a memorandum with its decision, reasoning, and recommendations…
Continue reading “NRC Ends Discussion Over 40-Year License Renewal, Quashing 100-Year Plant Operation For Now”60 Years of Nuclear Power in Space
The reactor wasn’t very powerful, but it was NASA’s first nuclear-powered satellite…
Continue reading “60 Years of Nuclear Power in Space”Covid-19 slightly delays Vogtle 3 & 4 Testing
But both units are still expected to meet their in-service dates of November 2021 and 2022…
Continue reading “Covid-19 slightly delays Vogtle 3 & 4 Testing”Why nuclear plants are more expensive to build in the US than overseas, and 4 ways to reduce costs
Next-generation nuclear plants are more expensive to build in the United States than elsewhere in the world, like in China. A group of researchers tried to understand why, and what to do about it… Continue reading “Why nuclear plants are more expensive to build in the US than overseas, and 4 ways to reduce costs”
Duane Arnold nuclear plant to close in 2020
Iowa’s only nuclear plant is said to stimulate $255 million in economic activity in the state, and about half a billion nationally… Continue reading “Duane Arnold nuclear plant to close in 2020”
Three more nuclear plants to close in next three years?
The nuclear power industry could be facing the loss of four more units and 4,048 megawatts of power… Continue reading “Three more nuclear plants to close in next three years?”